Misuse of phrases or cliches

NedTermo · 07-09-2009 05:03PM #1

Maybe this has been done before but I've heard some very funny ones.

My uncle worked with a man who used to say "don't mis-underestimate yourself" and the traffic was always "chop the block" ha.

Then there are common ones that can be a little bit annoying like people saying "for all intensive purposes" instead of "intents and purposes".

Any good examples?

The funniest one gets a prize of....King of this thread.

fullstop · 07-09-2009 05:04PM

My ex used to say 'this place is like a pig style' instead of pig sty, among many others that I can't think of. She was a bit dim.

dr gonzo · 07-09-2009 05:06PM

I suppose the most common one would be "Play it by year" instead of play it by ear. Not at all humourous but if i think of any more ill come back to you.

masherella88 · 07-09-2009 05:07PM

my friend while talking about a bit of a dilemma informed me that it was one of those "catch 20/20" situations...

raindog.promo · 07-09-2009 05:09PM

I used to think the eye & ear hospital was a hospital with special doctors similar to engineers that were called "ioneers"

I lived with this sweet ignorance for years.

dr.bollocko · 07-09-2009 05:11PM

I knew this thread wouldn't work.
I Feckin' toad a so.

genericguy · 07-09-2009 05:12PM

"that's a pigment of your imagination"

...shut up genericgal.

My name is URL · 07-09-2009 05:13PM

The way people use the word yisser, I mean wtf

Get yisser coats, do yisser homework

not really a phrase though

dr gonzo · 07-09-2009 05:17PM

My name is URL wrote: »

The way people use the word yisser, I mean wtf

Get yisser coats, do yisser homework

not really a phrase though

Yeh that ones a bit of a conundrum alright.

NedTermo · 07-09-2009 05:22PM

People who still say "chimley" instead of "chimney" when they are adults concerns me.

dr.bollocko · 07-09-2009 05:23PM

NedTermo wrote: »

People who still say "chimley" instead of "chimney" when they are adults concerns me.

Ppl like that make me see red. I want to put them in hostipal.

ibarelycare · 07-09-2009 05:23PM

Nip it in the butt

lilywhites1982 · 07-09-2009 05:23PM

I know this guy that corrects peoples misuse of sayings, SO ANNOYING!

masherella88 · 07-09-2009 05:24PM

sangwitch....grrrrrr

cjbh · 07-09-2009 05:25PM

I always thought 'fair dues' was 'fair juice'

A radio DJ thought it was 'no holes barred' instead of 'no holds barred'...he was doing a show on pornography and said, 'it's literally no holes barred' :rolleyes:

auditek923 · 07-09-2009 05:26PM

i have heard people say mokatrol instead of remote control

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 07-09-2009 05:27PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfq3c4Cf1Fs

NedTermo · 07-09-2009 05:27PM

cjbh wrote: »

I always thought 'fair dues' was 'fair juice'

A radio DJ thought it was 'no holes barred' instead of 'no holds barred'...he was doing a show on pornography and said, 'it's literally no holes barred' :rolleyes:

Quality.

NedTermo · 07-09-2009 05:28PM

playa3 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfq3c4Cf1Fs

Ricky is a legend for them, well played.

Jeebus · 07-09-2009 05:39PM

My friends all say "sleep on", when the phrase is feckin' "sleep in".

Sleep on makes no fecking sense !

NedTermo · 07-09-2009 05:45PM

Jeebus wrote: »

My friends all say "sleep on", when the phrase is feckin' "sleep in".

Sleep on makes no fecking sense !

When I was in school in Drogheda there was a book to sign if you were late, your name, the time and the reason for lateness.
Everytime I looked at the book it read like this

09.26 Slep it
09.50 I slep it
09.59 Slep in

But if you asked someone from Drogheda its just one word, "sleppit".

Wibbs · 07-09-2009 05:49PM

cjbh wrote: »

I always thought 'fair dues' was 'fair juice'

:mad:arrrrgh!:D

Love2love · 07-09-2009 05:52PM

cjbh wrote: »

I always thought 'fair dues' was 'fair juice'

A radio DJ thought it was 'no holes barred' instead of 'no holds barred'...he was doing a show on pornography and said, 'it's literally no holes barred' :rolleyes:

I hate when people say it "literally rained cats and dogs" - no it didn't. There is no cats or dogs falling from the sky! It was just raining - normal rain! Literally is such an overused word and most of the time it's used incorrectly

07-09-2009 05:53PM

My dad is a legend with these.

He says "quite reversal" instead of "vice versa" and "flustrated" as a mix of "flustered/frustrated".

NedTermo · 07-09-2009 05:53PM

00112984 wrote: »

My dad is a legend with these.

He says "quite reversal" instead of "vice versa" and "flustrated" as a mix of "flustered/frustrated".

Love it.

JayeL · 07-09-2009 05:54PM

Who made you judge judy and executioner? Also "cimena".

I'm also not sure what to make of the phrase "please don't hesitate to contact me". Shouldn't it be "please don't hesitate in contacting me"?

Nolanger · 07-09-2009 05:55PM

Damp squid!

Wibbs · 07-09-2009 05:55PM

00112984 wrote: »

My dad is a legend with these.

He says "quite reversal" instead of "vice versa" and "flustrated" as a mix of "flustered/frustrated".

I like flustrated.:D Kudos to your da.

thomond2006 · 07-09-2009 05:55PM

A Lunster supporter, such a stupid phrase.

KTRIC · 07-09-2009 06:00PM

I'm finding this all very cromulant to be honest. It certainly isn't embiggening any of the posters on this thread.

Micilin Muc · 07-09-2009 06:00PM

It's ironic how the title of this thread doesn't match the content of the OP's first post or anybody's subsequent posts. I believe the title of the thread should be 'Malapropisms'.

To misuse a phrase or cliché would be to use it in the wrong context. What everybody is describing here are malapropisms.

Misuse of phrases or cliches

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